The Leader Of The Rats.

HOLY BALLS!

I just talked on the phone with the guy who did the voice of JUSTIN in the 1982 Ralph Bakshi film "The Secret of NIMH!"



HOLY SHIT!

That was one of those movies that I saw a million times as a kid and was fascinated with.

My dad took me to see it at the movie theaters in Louisville, KY. When I got home, I was CONVINCED that it was all real. I drove my bike around the apartment complex, whispering "Mrs.Brisby? Justin? I know you guys are there somewhere. It's okay. You can talk to me. I won't hurt you." Of course, I never saw them, but I was that much on board with their VERY REAL existence.

I am connected to that movie with a DEEPLY woven string of nostalgia. It's in my DVD collection, right now.

And I just heard Justin's voice on the phone, asking to speak to my boss.

THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!

If he comes here to do a play, I am TOTALLY going to ask him to do a few lines from that movie. As it turns out, he's a big fan of the movie too. He named his only son, Justin, after the part.

"Friends, tonight we journey to Thorn Valley. We'll leave no tracks, no evidence that the rats of NIMH ever existed."

Cheers,
Mr.B